Allen v. Sprouts Farmers Market Texas, LP
Plaintiff: Toloria Allen
Defendant: Sprouts Farmers Market Texas, LP Legally known as SFM, LLC doing business as Sprouts Farmers Market
Case Number: 4:2025cv05655
Filed: November 24, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: David Hittner
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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January 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER. Trial Term: Jan/Feb 2027. ETT: 3 days. Jury Trial. Amended Pleadings due by 2/23/2026. Joinder of Parties due by 2/23/2026 Pltf Expert Witness List due by 3/31/2026. Pltf Expert Report due by 3/31/2026. Deft Expert Witness List due by 4/30/2026. Deft Expert Report due by 4/30/2026. Discovery due by 7/31/2026. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 8/31/2026. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 8/31/2026. Joint Pretrial Order due by 12/31/2026. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard W Bennett) Parties notified. (svj4)
January 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MINUTE ENTRY ORDER: The court conducted the Initial Conference and entered a Scheduling Order. Appearances: Torrey Dewayne Zeno, Denisse Ivonne Pena Vela. Ct Reporter: ERO. Digital Number: 10:33-10:34AM. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard W Bennett) Parties notified. (svj4)
January 20, 2026 Filing 8 Agreed PROPOSED ORDER Proposed Rule 16 Scheduling Order, filed. (Pena Vela, Denisse)
January 13, 2026 Filing 7 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Sprouts Farmers Market Texas, LP, filed. (Pena Vela, Denisse)
December 10, 2025 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Sprouts Farmers Market Texas, LP, filed. (Pena Vela, Denisse)
December 3, 2025 Filing 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE IN A REMOVED ACTION by Sprouts Farmers Market Texas, LP, filed. (Pena Vela, Denisse)
November 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 1/23/2026 at 10:30 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Richard W Bennett. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard W Bennett) Parties notified. (smg4)
November 25, 2025 Filing 3 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (smg4)
November 25, 2025 Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Richard W. Bennett randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (smg4)
November 24, 2025 Filing 2 Supplemental EXHIBITS by SFM, LLC D/B/A SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, filed. (Pena Vela, Denisse)
November 24, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 189th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, case number 202572676 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-34570425) filed by SFM, LLC D/B/A SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Plaintiff's Original Petition and Citation, #2 Exhibit Return of Service of Original Petition, #3 Exhibit Plaintiff's Amended Petition and Citation, #4 Exhibit Proof of Service of Amended Petition, #5 Exhibit Defendant's Answer in state court, #6 Exhibit State court notice of removal, #7 Exhibit Docket sheet, #8 Exhibit Index of Matters being filed, #9 Exhibit List of counsel of record) (Pena Vela, Denisse)

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Plaintiff: Toloria Allen
Represented By: Torrey Dewayne Zeno
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Defendant: Sprouts Farmers Market Texas, LP Legally known as SFM, LLC doing business as Sprouts Farmers Market
Represented By: Denisse Ivonne Pena Vela
Represented By: Roni M Most
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